So what you'll need:
1 pot roast
carrots
I use a 9 x 13 glass dish
(if you want gravy)
Corn Starch
What to do:
- preheat oven to 350*
- Rinse red potatoes and dice into semi-bite size pieces. I cut them a bit larger because they shrink/fall apart in the bag during cooking.
- slice carrots into bite size pieces. Add to the bowl with the potatoes. [side note: Sometimes I'll had a quartered red onion if I have it on hand. but B loves red onions and I don't. So if I have one, I'll add it, but if not I don't sweat it]
- I know this is vague. but I just add the spices to the bowl until it looks like its 'enough'. I add all but the pack of Roast Beef Seasoning. I use a spoon and make sure its all evenly coated.
- Add the potato/carrot/seasoning mixture to the bag. Even out the mixture in the bag in the bottom of the dish.
- Take the roast out of the packaging. rub the pot roast seasoning evenly on all of the roast. There will be excess in the package that falls off the roast.
- Place the roast in the bag on top of the veggie mixture. shake the excess seasoning into the bag.
- Poor the Beef Broth into the bag. Hold up the end of the bag so it doesn't seep out (common sense, I know but i wouldn't say it if i hadn't seen someone *not* do it). The more broth you use the more gravy you'll have. I use 32oz's because B lovesssss him some gravy. hahaha
- Close the bag with the tie that it came with and cut a couple (no less than 3) small holes in the bag after you close it, towards the top of the bag.
- Bake depending on the size of the roast. I average roughly 1 1/2 hours of cooking time.
Fast-forward 1 1/2 hours.... - Once the roast is done, Take it out and set it on a plate to rest. If you slice it open right away all of the juices will run out. No one wants that!
- Take the juices out of the veggie mixture. I use a colander over a pot I plan to use for gravy. Set the veggies aside.
- Make a corn starch mixture in a bowl. just a couple of spoonfuls of cornstarch and plain water. you want the mixture to be thick, but runny enough to stir with a fork.
- In the gravy pot heat the gravy back up to boiling. Once its boiling, add cornstarch mixture and mix with a whisk. Heat until the mixture begins to thicken and then remove from heat. The longer it heats up the thicker it will get. It takes a bit to get the ration right, but with practice you will get it.
- NOW you can slice the roast.
- And... serve.
That's a lot of steps, but the more you do it the better it will get.
